Go-cart or baby-carriage.



A. J. ADAMS GO-GART OR BABY CARRIAGE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 7, 190a.

Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 7, 1908.

Patented A r. 13, 1909.

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' To all whom it"ma-y concern:

'ARTHUR warms, or CHICAGO; ILLINOIS, ASSIGNO'RITO FULTON MANUFACTURING on- PANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,'A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

GOGART on BABY-calmness;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13,1909.

Application filed May 7, 1908. Serial No. 481,312

Be it known'that I, An'rHUnJl-rinsws, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago,1n the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Iming the adjustment of the back, whereby the back may be more readily adjusted to a posltion corresponding with a' sitting posture or to a position corresponding with a recliningnp'osture. e invention 1s illustrated 1n the accompanying drawings, in which-- igure 1 represents a side-elevational view of a cart -constructed in accordance with my invention, with the back in the upright position and the foot-rest in a lowered position; Fig. 2, a longitudinal sectional view, showing the foot-rest elevated and the back in a reclining-position; Fig. 3 a section throu h the back and the side-flaps connected t erewith, the section bein taken as indicated at line 3 of Fig. 1: Fig. 4, a

sectional view taken as indicated at line 4.-

of Fig. 2 and showing a detail of the backsupporting means employed; and Fig. 5, a view taken approximately as indicated. at line 5 of Fig. 2, and showing the seat-back and handle-bars brokenly. I In the construction illustrated, A represents a running-gear frame; B, pairs of, wheels journaled on brackets B connected with the running-gear frame by pivots'B and adapted to fold beneath the runninggear frame iira well-known manner; C, a handle connected by hing'es c with the rear portion. of the running-gear frame; D, fold able brace-bars connecting the upper portion of the handle with the front portion of the running-gear frame and forming with the running-gear frame and the handle a tri-' angular structure, said brace-bars serving an automatically-locking, self-releasing footrest adjustably connected with the lower portions of the bars D; .and H, a folding top mounted on the bars D;

The running-gear frame A may be of any suitable construction. Preferably, it com-. prises horizontally disposed longitudinally extending side-members a connected by crossa members a in a well understood manner.-

The pair ofwlieels B at each side of the cart is adapted to fold together beneath the rimming-gear. frame in a well understood manner, and the brackets B are connected crosswise, in the extended position, by mechanism B which forms no part of the present application, and which need not be describedin detail-herein.

Thehandle C comprises side-members 0 -whose lower ends are connected with the hinges c, and whose upper ends are connected by a handle-round 0 Each sidebar :c' of the handle is equipped with a backsupportinghook c? which is pivotally. joined tothe'bar at 0*, as shown in Fig. '5.

Each handle-brace and seat supportingdevice D comprises an upper link, or bar, (Z,

connected by a pivot d with the upper poi tion of the corresponding sidebar, of the I handle; a. lower bar, or link. (Z is connected at its front end, by a pivot d, with the front portion of the adjacent side member of the running-gear frame and connected near its rear end, by a pivot (I with the front end of the bar (I.

'l he bars d and (Z are equipped, near the pivot (1*, with devicesd? adapted to permit a certain amount of yielding under load, this I) when thejback is in reclining position; G,

feature forming, however, no portion of the H invehtlon herein claimed, and therefore not shown and described in detail herein.

The bars at are equipped with hooks ol which comprise sheet-metal stampin swh ose shanks are secured to the bars dxby the rlvets al the shanks of said hooks havin their upper ends turned laterally to form flanges 03 which engage the upper edges of the bars d.

The seat E may be formed in any suitable manner. It is shown as comprisin a seatboard 6, cushioning material 6 an leather or fabric covering 0 The covering e may i be extended at the lateral edges of the seat As shown in Fig. 2,,

to form side-flaps E the upper edges of the'side-flaps E are cut on an incline and the upper margins are whether the back is in a standing or a-reclin-' joined by rivets e? to the bars d The back F- comprises preferably two plies f of flexible material, such'as leather or imitation leather, and a U-shaped marginal rod f serving as a binding and stiffening member connected with the topmargins and the upper portions of the lateral margins of the back, the plies of material forming the back' being formed with a seam or welt f"' in [which said U-shaped member is housed. The

arms or side members of the U-shaped member f are provided with lateral loops or 0&- sets f adapted to engage the hooks 03 carried by the bars D, or the hooks 0 carried by the side-bars of the handle, according to ingposition. The flaps F F are provided at their free lateral edges, as hasbeen indicated, with hooks F adapted to engagethe bars D when the back is in a reclining position. Said flaps F, F are incised or'cut near their junctions with the back F to afford small flaps f which maybe swung from their pos1tion to permit the offset f to extend therethrough and engage the books 0 on the handle-bars when the back is in a re-' clining position and the front edges of the fla s are connected with the bars D. The

' the lower sections d of the foldable bracesi e-flap F is equipped'on its outer surface with the loop f with which the hook F of the flap F engages, as shown in Fig. 3, when the side-flaps are folded behind the back F,

as shown in Fig. 1.

The foot-rest G is adjustably supported on bars D, and as this device forms the subjectmatter of my application No. 471,025 filed January 6th, 1909, the same need not be described in detail herein.

The collapsible top, or cover, H is pivotally and adjustably supported-on the scatsupporting and handle-bracin bars D, and in combination with a folding aby-carriagc,

is made the subject matter of my application No. 431,311, filed ofeven date herewith.

The manner of use of the improved babycarriage or go-cart will be readily understood from the foregoing detailed descripbracing members, or devices, D, in the manner shown in Fig. 1. When it is desired to tion. When it is desired to allow the child to assume asitting posture, the foot rest may be lowered and the back may be connected with the seatsupporting and handleallow the child to recline, the back may be disengaged from the hooks cPHand brought into engagement with the hooks on thehandle-bars, the side'flaps F F being first unfolded from the condition shown in Fig. 3 and finally connected with the bracebars D.

' \Vhen it is desired to fold the cart, assuming'it to be in the condition shown in Fi l,

the top may-be collapsed and the lockingdevices of the brace-bars D may be released in a well-known manner, whereupon the handle may be folded forwardly to the position substantially parallel with the running-gear frame, the braces'D foldin upon themselves in this operation, and final y'assuminga position substantially within the plane of the running-gear frame and between the sidemembers a thereof.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding 2. In a folding go-eart,' th'e combination of a running-gear frame, a handle foldable with relation to the running-gear frame, foldable seat-supporting handle-bracing bars connecting the upper portion of the handle with the front portion of the-running-gear frame, a seat suspended from said bars, hooks carried by said bars, hooks carried by said handle, a back connected with the rear portion of the seat, and hook engaging members ermanently connected with the lateral portions of said back and adapted for connection with the hooks carried by said bars or with the hooks carried by said handle, according to whether the back occupies'a standing or a reclining position.

3. In, a folding go-cart, the combination" with a runningsgear frame, a handle foldable with relation thereto, seat-supporting means foldable with relation to the running-gear frame, a seat carried thereby, a back flexibly connected with the rear portion of said seat and equipped at its lateral edges some distance beneath its upper end with attaching members, and two pairs of attaching members carried by said go-cart structure and adapted to engage said first-named attaching members, according to whether said back, occupies a standing or reclining position.

4. In a'folding o-cart, the combination of a running-gear rame, a handle foldable with ,,*relation thereto, foldable brace-bars connecting the upper portion of the handle with the running-gear frame, a seat suspended from said bars, a flexible back connected with the rear portion of said seat and having its upper end-portion equipped with a U-shaped binding member provided-with ofisets aflording eyes, hooks "carried by said .bars adapted toengage said eyes, and hooks carried by said handle adapted to engage said eyes.

y 5. In a folding go-cart, the combination of a running-gear frame, a handle foldable withrelation thereto, foldable brace-bars connectingvthe upper portion of the handle with the running-gear frame, a seat suspended from said bars, aflexible back connected with the rear ortionof said seat and eral edges of said back and provided at their 25 lateral edges with bar-engaging means, said sideflaps having openings therethrough through which said eyes may project when the back occupies a reclining position and said side-flaps are connected with said bars. 30

ARTHUR J. ADAMS.

In presence of L. HEisLAR, R. SCHAEFER. 

